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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 9 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
Licensing Model
SAN extension over IP
(SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP)
SAN extension license are available for the IPS-8, IPS-4 and
MPS-14/2.
• FCIP protocol
• FCIP compression
• FCIP write acceleration
• FCIP tape acceleration
• SAN extension tuner features
• IVR over FCIP
Note IVR over FC is bundled with the Cisco MDS 9216i switch
and does not require the SAN extension over IP package.
• IVR NAT
• Hardware-based FCIP compression using the MPS-14/2
module or the Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switch
Mainframe
(MAINFRAME_PKG)
• FICON protocol and CUP management
• FICON VSAN and intermixing
• Switch cascading
• Fabric binding
• IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS)
• IBM TotalStorage XRC application
Table 9-1 Feature-Based Licenses (continued)
Feature License Features